Where: New Zealand (41.5° S, 173.1° E: paleocoordinates 73.8° S, 142.8° E)
• coordinate stated in text
• outcrop-level geographic resolution
When: Anisian (247.2 - 242.0 Ma)
• Etalian
Environment/lithology: marine; lithology not reported
Size class: macrofossils
Preservation: mold/impression
Collected by H.J. Campbell, M.R. Johnston; reposited in the IGNS
Primary reference: J. G. Begg and H. J. Campbell. 1985. Etalia, a new Middle Triassic (Anisian) bivalve from New Zealand, and its relationship with other pteriomorphs. New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics 28:725-741 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 134437: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Matthew Clapham on 08.10.2012
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Rhynchonellata | |
Wairakirhynchia etaliana MacFarlan 1992
Wairakirhynchia susvallensis MacFarlan 1992 | |
Maorirhynchia nelsonensis MacFarlan 1992 | |
Bivalvia | |
Etalia johnstoni Begg and Campbell 1985 scallop |